[OT] Humor

[No Spam!]

A squad of Marines were driving up the highway between Basra and Baghdad.

They came upon an Iraqi soldier who was badly injured and unconscious.

Nearby, on the opposite side of the road, was an American Marine in a
similar but less serious state. The Marine was conscious and alert.

As first aid was given to both men, the Marine was asked what had happened.

The Marine reported: "I was heavily armed and moving north along the
highway. Coming south was a heavily armed Iraqi soldier.

"What happened then?" the corpsman asked.

"I yelled to him that Saddam Hussein was a miserable ass hole."

Then he yelled back: "Tom Daschle, Ted Kennedy, and Bill Clinton are
miserable ass holes."

"We were standing there shaking hands when a truck hit us."

Cheers!

[George Shirley]

Sheesh! Shades of SEA, only a VC and an American Marine shaking hands
over name calling Ho Chi Min and LBJ and a tank ran over them. Still
humorous though, even after nearly 40 years.

George

No Spam! wrote:

> A squad of Marines were driving up the highway between Basra and Baghdad.
>
> They came upon an Iraqi soldier who was badly injured and unconscious.
>
> Nearby, on the opposite side of the road, was an American Marine in a
> similar but less serious state. The Marine was conscious and alert.
>
> As first aid was given to both men, the Marine was asked what had happened.
>
> The Marine reported: "I was heavily armed and moving north along the
> highway. Coming south was a heavily armed Iraqi soldier.
>
> "What happened then?" the corpsman asked.
>
> "I yelled to him that Saddam Hussein was a miserable ass hole."
>
> Then he yelled back: "Tom Daschle, Ted Kennedy, and Bill Clinton are
> miserable ass holes."
>
> "We were standing there shaking hands when a truck hit us."
>
> Cheers!
>

[Bob McKellar]

George Shirley wrote:

> Sheesh! Shades of SEA, only a VC and an American Marine shaking hands
> over name calling Ho Chi Min and LBJ and a tank ran over them. Still
> humorous though, even after nearly 40 years.
>
> George
>
> No Spam! wrote:
>
> > A squad of Marines were driving up the highway between Basra and Baghdad.
> >
> > They came upon an Iraqi soldier who was badly injured and unconscious.
> >
> > Nearby, on the opposite side of the road, was an American Marine in a
> > similar but less serious state. The Marine was conscious and alert.
> >
> > As first aid was given to both men, the Marine was asked what had happened.
> >
> > The Marine reported: "I was heavily armed and moving north along the
> > highway. Coming south was a heavily armed Iraqi soldier.
> >
> > "What happened then?" the corpsman asked.
> >
> > "I yelled to him that Saddam Hussein was a miserable ass hole."
> >
> > Then he yelled back: "Tom Daschle, Ted Kennedy, and Bill Clinton are
> > miserable ass holes."
> >
> > "We were standing there shaking hands when a truck hit us."
> >
> > Cheers!
> >

The first one I read about ( I wasn't there ) was Hitler and FDR.

Bob McKellar

[Felger Carbon]

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
. ..
> Sheesh! Shades of SEA, only a VC and an American Marine shaking
hands
> over name calling Ho Chi Min and LBJ and a tank ran over them. Still
> humorous though, even after nearly 40 years.

Originally a Japanese occupation joke about Hirohito and McArthur when
a jeep ran over them. The marines didn't like McArthur in WWII. Big
time. Still humerous after 58 years. ;-)

[Keith Willshaw]

"Bob McKellar" > wrote in message
...
>
>

>
> The first one I read about ( I wasn't there ) was Hitler and FDR.
>

There was probably a version involving a chariot, Alexander and Darius
some things never change.

Keith

[John Mullen]

Keith Willshaw wrote:

> "Bob McKellar" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>
>
>>The first one I read about ( I wasn't there ) was Hitler and FDR.
>>
>
>
> There was probably a version involving a chariot, Alexander and Darius
> some things never change.
>
> Keith
>
>
I read the Vietnam version of the joke in '1968' by Joe Haldeman, a
great fictionalised story (maybe the best I've read?) about that war by
a guy who fought in it. Well worth a read.

John

[Keith Willshaw]

"John Mullen" > wrote in message
...
> Keith Willshaw wrote:

> I read the Vietnam version of the joke in '1968' by Joe Haldeman, a
> great fictionalised story (maybe the best I've read?) about that war by
> a guy who fought in it. Well worth a read.
>

I've read a number of Haldeman's books and he's a fine
author. Pick up a copy of 'The Forever War' if you
havent read it.

Keith